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Academic units have primary responsibility for determining the University's undergraduate and graduate course inventory. Upon review of graduate submittals, Academic Affairs Committee for Graduate Studies normally approves recommendations for new courses and deleting existing courses from the inventory. However, proposals for new courses may potentially duplicate in one or more respects the course offerings of other academic units or more generally raise academic concerns. The deletion of existing courses may affect other academic units, including degree requirements and the program of course requirements. This process is intended to facilitate appropriate levels of communication between academic units and the university-wide review of courses, programs, and degree requirements. In addition, new course approvals must meet general university guidelines, such as appropriate level of course offering, academic rigor and course prerequisites. A formal proposal for a new course or for deleting an existing course must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate department and college or school curriculum committee, and the Academic Affairs Committee on Graduate Studies. Proposals for new courses and for the deletion of existing courses carrying graduate credit must be submitted to Academic Affairs Committee for Graduate Studies following procedures contained herein. Additionally, this committee approves name changes of graduate academic departments.